Chef Anthony Miletello

Anthony Miletello was born to cook. Reared in Louisiana, Miletello garnered knowledge and experience from his childhood home in Monroe and in New Orleans. By the time he was a teenager, he realized that people enjoyed eating his food as much as he enjoyed preparing it. From that time, he pursued a career in restaurants, beginning in several New Orleans Kitchen.

Miletello trained in the Crescent City under renowned chef Duke LoCicero of the famed Café Giovanni, a five-star Italian restaurant in the French Quarter. Among other apprenticeships and restaurant kitchen experience, he enrolled in several culinary science courses at Harvard University. He maintained a 3.4 GPA. He is now lead chef in his family’s business.

Community Involvement

2014 March of Dimes culinary chair & lead chef for Signature Chef’s Gala

Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home Fall Food Round-Up

Donation and support for local high schools and after-school programs

Awards and Honors

Best Chef in Northeast Louisiana – 2013

Best Chef in Northeast Louisiana – 2014

James Beard Award Nominee – 2015

Best Tasting Dish, March of Dimes Signature Chef’s Gala – 2014

Best Overall Dish – 2008

Best Muffaletta – 2013

Best Dessert, March of Dimes Gala – 2014

Featured in Louisiana Kitchen & Culture online

Featured in The Delta Gentleman in Delta Style Magazine

Featured in The Delta Gentleman online

Featured in Tara’s Taste of the Town

Featured in Louisiana Cookin’ – October 2014

Featured in Louisiana Life – January/February 2015

Constant mention, Louisiana Culinary Trails

Featured in two cookbook endorsements, Donna ScaliaMcManus, Simon & Schuster